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Though the second season of House of the Dragon hasn't started filming yet, Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon II Targaryen) is already getting comparisons to Game of Thrones' psychotic boy king, Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) Similar to Joffrey on the original HBO series, Aegon's ascension to the Iron Throne was a controversial one as his father, King[...]

Martin, you might get some first-hand knowledge of what's going down on the literary side of things… as is the case with House of the Dragon co-creator Ryan Condal As fans of Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire are painfully aware, his core novel series on which HBO's Game of Thrones universe is based[...]

We are returning to Westeros as the statues come to us right out of the first season of the hit HBO series House of the Dragon That is right Caraxes, and Syrax are back and beautifully recreated for these 6" tall statues Each dragon features a House of the Dragon sculpted base and will come[...]

With a hit "Game of Thrones" prequel series blowing apart viewing numbers on cable & streaming, a second season having already been given a green light, and tons of praise from critics & fans alike for their portrayal of Princess/Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, HBO's House of the Dragon star Emma D'Arcy is having a good run[...]

The prequel House of the Dragon is the beneficiary of a clean slate and what would be an ideal budget to have to bring author George R R Martin's to light from day one GOT creators David Benioff and DB Weiss worked amazing magic with what they had to work with from day one HOTD[...]

Fans who tuned in from House of the Dragon knew from day one up who the major players are going to be as Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) long sown the seeds that lead to the epic season finale in "The Black Queen." What kept everything from imploding was[...]

Whether you'll be watching it for the first time or for the first time legally, tonight's season finale of HBO & showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon is expected to attract a ton of attention And that means once those finale credits roll on the first season, "Game of Thrones" fans will be speculating[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes the BBC's Doctor Who "The Power of The Doctor" possibly emulating the British Prime Minister debacle, getting another look at Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams, aka Ironheart; HBO's House of the Dragon having a season finale leak problem, AMC+ & AMC's Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches shifting premiere dates, and HBO[...]

Because that's exactly what we have happening today, about 48 hours or so before the season finale of HBO's House of the Dragon hits our screens "We are aware that the tenth episode of 'House of the Dragon' has been posted on illegal torrent sites It appears to have originated from a distribution partner in[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes HBO's House of the Dragon creative team teasing a "different side" to Daemon, Kelsey Grammer addressing how the Frasier revival will address John Mahoney's absence, Judi Dench calling out Netflix's The Crown, HBO Max's Titans dropping a Season 4 trailer filled with bloody mayhem, HBO's Parasite series losing Tilda[...]

As we close in on the season finale of House of the Dragon, fans have taken a natural liking to the new bad boy of the Game of Thrones universe in Matt Smith's Prince Daemon Targaryen, and it's something that baffles writer/executive producer Sara Hess and director Clare Kilner as if Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's Jaime Lannister[...]

When it comes to the second season of HBO and showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver has a suggestion that it seems millions of viewers would support Pay your electric bill Even with an impressive first season and an early second season order, the "Game of Thrones" spinoff series[...]

With two episodes left on the first season of House of the Dragon, one of the mainstays of the cast bid a fond farewell thanking fans on Instagram Paddy Considine's final episode was "The Lord of the Tides," the eighth of the season It's perhaps the least surprising departure of the series For those who[...]

As he was on Game of Thrones, the author posted on his blog about a variety of things on the prequel series House of the Dragon, from the number of episodes he thinks should be in a season, the number of seasons the series should be, and the midseason time jumps The most significant change[...]

Whether you're a fan of Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power or HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel series, House of the Dragon, there's one thing that both fanbases can agree upon It's a pretty good time to be a fantasy fan And if there's one person who's excited about that, it's[...]

More changes are in play behind the scenes of Ryan Condal & Miguel Sapochnik's "Game of Thrones" prequel series House of the Dragon as the series looks to production on the second season At the end of August, we learned that co-showrunner & director Sapochnik was stepping down "after pouring an exhausting three years of effort into[...]

Since the premiere of House of the Dragon, audiences saw the rise of the two female lead characters and best friends, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower, largely played by Milly Alcock and Emily Carey, respectively, through the first five episodes In the upcoming sixth episode, "The Princess and the Queen," the series jumps[...]

The second half of the first season of House of the Dragon revealed that Ty Tennant would play the older Aegon Targaryen, an heir to the throne of Westeros Many wags are making a big deal out of this because Ty is the son of former Doctor David Tennant and former Doctor's daughter (both literally and[...]

HBO offered a sneak preview of the upcoming sixth episode of House of the Dragon, "The Princess and the Queen," introducing Emma D'Arcy taking over the role of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the hand-picked heir to the iron throne from King Viserys (Paddy Considine) The clip comes courtesy of their Inside HBO Max Twitter account, "For[...]

Before Emma D'Arcy and Olivia Cooke officially take over the respective roles of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Queen Alicent Hightower, we see Milly Alcock and Emily Carey in them one last time in the episode "We Light the Way" before the time jump in HBO's House of the Dragon Alcock and Carey thrived well beyond[...]

While Game of Thrones fans currently have the prequel House of the Dragon as active water cooler fodder, it doesn't stop fans from bothering actor Kit Harington about his new Jon Snow sequel series in development As those who work in these mega-franchises are painfully aware, everyone has to sign non-disclosure agreements contractually obligating them[...]

It's no secret that actor-comedienne Leslie Jones is a fan of HBO's Game of Thrones, so it's not a surprise she's also following the prequel series House of the Dragon Her fandom is clearly on display not only on her Twitter account but also on the Saturday Night Live parody during Season 44 in a skit[...]

This week's episode of House of the Dragon is all about Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) and her own awakenings and awareness as a growing woman The "King of the Narrow Sea" starts her engaging with a long line of potential suitors to wed from the realm as much as the idea of arranged marriage disgusts her[...]

This week's episode of House of the Dragon has three parts depression & two parts epic battles There is a two-year time jump in "Second of His Name" from the second episode "The Rogue Prince." The forces of Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and the Sea Snake, Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), are battling Prince-Admiral Craghas[...]

On the other end of the fantasy spectrum is House of the Dragon star Steve Toussaint, who's also dealt with his share of racists following his casting as Lord Corlys Velaryon telling Men's Health "It seems to be very hard for people to swallow," Toussaint said in an interview with Men's Health "They are happy[...]

Milly Alcock is going to make the best of her opportunity in the Game of Thrones universe, playing Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO prequel series House of the Dragon She's playing the younger incarnation of the character that will be taken over by Emma D'Arcy, who plays her older counterpart The actress opened up[...]

Two episodes into Ryan Condal & Miguel Sapochnik's recently-renewed "Game of Thrones" prequel series House of the Dragon, and we have a major shake-up behind the scenes to report The Hollywood Reporter is reporting exclusively that co-showrunner & director Sapochnik is stepping down from the series According to the report, Sapochnik is exiting "after pouring an exhausting three[...]

That's also the case in its prequel series House of the Dragon The theme of the second episode, "The Rogue Prince," is routed in tradition as Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) is finding out how much harder she has to work as a woman and heir to the Targaryen throne to earn the respect of her peers[...]

Before we deep-dive into the daily rundown of our television/streaming coverage that we call the BCTV Daily Dispatch, I need to ask you a question in light of the success of HBO's House of the Dragon Where were you on May 20, 2019? If you were a Game of Thrones fan, you were probably raging[...]

Secretlab has released a brand new theme for their gaming chair line as they have partnered with HBO for a House Of The Dragon design The company is no stranger to the franchise as they have produced chairs with different house designs in the past But this one takes a much more regal approach with[...]